Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-02-11
NO. T..
FACT AND FANCY.

| Washington.
The colleges OF this country contain is.ooo
female students.
Obcrlin College had ,a32 students last ycar,
$50 OF whom were Ohio people.
In Java buildings are made Of wicker work,
so they may better resist earthquake shocks
| Whisky dlstllllng Peoria has contributed
| sl57,0 O. 900 to the internal Revenue fund sinca
| 1868
In New York City there are 5000 families
who receive help from charitable associations
and the city
Joseph II. Choate has asccrtsined that there
we're no lawyers In New England for the first
half century of It's existence.
| Two large panthers which recently escaped
from travelling show are roaming the woods
IN the vicinity Of Roscoe, ILL.,
Sunday School Tcachcr-Now, children, can
any Of you tell me who Mctbuselah VAST
Small Scholar-He was a chestnut
At a party in Middleton, Conn, the guests
piled their wraps on a bed, fatally smothering
a baby which was asleep In the bed.
The word humbug ia from Hamburg; "A
piece Of Hamburg news" was In Germany
proverblal expression Of false political rumors.
The gross mineral output Of Montana last
year was $4,000 900, OF which there was s3-
800, 900 In gold, s7,6ooooo in copper, aud
sl3, 500 900 In silver,
rhc fish hatchery at Pctoskey, Mich, has
%, ,ooo, 600 young white fish waiting to be
planted In the spring. The output will DO
larger than ever before.
Rare books aud manuscripts in the great
Paris library are to be photographed, 40 that
they can bc reproduced In case OF being de-
siroyed BY any accident.
Evaporation is a wonderful power In draw
ing the water from the sea. Every year
laver Of the entire sea fourteen feet deep Is
taken up into the clouds.
A father at Tennile, Ga, gave his sick
child drink out OF his gallon jug. When the
father disappeared the child again secured the
Jug aud drank itself to death
A Chicago butcher admits that two-thIrds OF
the canned meat sold in the markets there
as chicken is in reality the meat Of rabbits
that have been long frozen.
An Ontario minister prayed, one recent sum
day morning. as follows: Lord, bless our
scryant-girls who arc detained from Joining
In tho worship OF Thee by the sleeping OF their
masters ana Wlstrcsscs
An Open Question--Parson: II hope for
mild, open winter" Layman; II hope for
narn old-rmer.' Parson-"But my aear
sir, think Of he poor" Layman: Great
Scott, man, think OF the ioboggan club"
Mother--DId you pray in your Sunday
school, to-day, Johnny Johnny-Yes, mann
ma. Mother--That's good little boy, always
pray in Sunday school. Father--But what did
you pray fort. JOHNNY prayed for It to let
ont,
rhe city of New York provides for free
medical attendance at night for poor people.
1t Is done by simply calling policeman,
whose duty It is to fetch doctor, his fee be
Ing paid by the city II the patient is unable
TO do So
One of the largest aud finest gold nuggets
ever unearthcd In California is on exhibition
In San Francisco. 1t is about the size OF au
ordinary Derby hat, weighs thirty Ave
pounds, and is worth about $1,000 Great
chunks of gold hang out OF Its sides
Bishop TAYLOR, on his way down the Afri.
can coast, saw o murderer put to death. The
man was let down into a hole In tho ground
seven feet deep aud three feet vide. AS he
stood on his feet In the hole he was slowly
buried alive lheh snarp stahe "a' ui'e"
downward through the length OF MS pouy'
Omaha | ady--why, Deacon Goode, what 10
the matteri Deacon Goode-I've just had
terrible fall on this Icy pavement and am so
hurt mn afraid won't be abe to keep my
10 lecture tonight 100 DAD,
What is 70 DC you, SURF" ,.sa
gers oi dancing p"l my uoM youDs .
don't walk so carcicss'y a'o"s ne's ,.o -
mcnt Is ieariu' shpper' on' 'on .s
about me- ! iearhen 10 uahce VI
door.
There are only -four tunnels In the worid
longer than the Severn tunnel In England,
which has just been opened for passenger
traffic. IL Is nearly four and one-hair miles
long, two aud one quarter miles oil when F"
under the bed OF the river lhe venuia.ion
Oh ti'is i'n'ho",o ~ ,,,.'. :, =. .,,,,lv
" issSse. - Nv '.,aea ,or ,he mr..
pef'ec1' 'ne niA'l'.e.y p,o' -. !, ,ar,ac,,x
pose Keeping up so"'''
ourc a''
big bull dog was recently cast 70 play
most admired part In a sensat onal drama 81
a Cincinnati theatre. At critical point In
the ,lay every night he bounded out and
sleyed the william by the throat holding on
In true bull dog fashion, amid great applause.